Dispensing device for glycerin



March 24, 1953 s. l. GRIGLAK l 2,632,618

DISPENSING DEVICE FOR GLYCERIN Filed Feb. 25, 1949 INVENToR. STEPH EN I.GQIGLAK Mm A Patented Mar. 24, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE2,632,618 DisPENsiNG nEvIcE OR'GIIYCE'RIN Stephen I. Grglak, Manassas,Va.

Application February 25, 1949, Serial No. 78,438

1 claim. l

The present invention relates to a dispensing holder for liquidcontainers, and more particularly to such a device having a portionmovable to put the container in dispensing position for dispensingliquid, therefrom, such as glycerin used in hand printing.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device fordispensing glycerin for use in hand feeding of printing presses.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device for4 securelyholding a container of liquid, such as glycerin, wherein the device maybe easily pivoted to 'a dispensing position, and then automaticallyresume an upright position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device for dispensinga liquid, such as glycerin, to the pressoperator at the will of thelatter, and wherein the device may be conveniently pivoted to a positionunder the feedboard of the press when the device is not in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing detailed description of the invention, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, andin which:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the dispensing device mounted onthe under side of a feedboard of a conventional printing press, andshowing a container positioned in the device;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view in cross-section, taken on the line 8-7-3 oil-Figurel;

Figure 4is a view in cross-section, taken on line 4-4 ofMFigure 3.

In the drawing, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same parts,the illustrated dispensing holder includes an angle bracket 5 whose armshave slightly out-turned ends, One arm 8 ofthe bracket 5 is provided atapproximately its midpoint with an aperture 'I which is suitably alignedbeneath an aperture 8 in a horizontallydisposed feedboard 9 of aconventional printing press. The arm 6 of the bracket 5 is attached tothe feedboard by means of a bolt IIJ which passes through the alignedapertures 'I and 8 and a nut Il, the bolt and nut suitably selected topermit a free pivotal movement of the bracket in a horizontal plane, asshown by the arrows in Figure 2. The other arm I2 of the bracket 5depends vertically and is provided with an aperture I3 adjacent itslower end.

A holder element I4, adapted to'receive a dispensing container I5 ofuid, such as glycerin, is carried by the arm I2 of the bracket 5. The

holder element, which is of substantially U-shaped cross-section,comprises a back plate portion I 6, a bottom plate portion Il, and afront plate portion I8 which is in parallel, spaced relation withrespect to the back plate portion. The upper part of the back plateportion I 6 is provided with an aperture I9 which is positioned inalignment with the aperture I3 of the arm I2 of the support angle 5. Arivet 29 extending through the aligned apertures I3 and I9 pivotall'yconnects the back plate portion I6 to the arm I2, permitting a verticalpivotal movement of the holder element on a horizontal axis, as shown byarrows in Figure 1.

The holder element I4 is also provided with a pair of resilient ears ZIadapted to rmly clasp the container I5 and which are secured to the sideedges of the back plate portion I 6 at approximately the center thereof.The ears 2| extend perpendicularly outwardly from the back plate portionI6, and are disposed in parallel, spaced relation, each arm having aninwardly-turned end 22 which terminates adjacent the front plate portionI8 of the holder element. The front plate portion I'8 of the holderelement is turned slightly outwardly adjacent the top edge 23 thereof tofacilitate the introduction of the container into the holder element.

In operation, during feeding operations, the container I5 of fluid, suchas glycerin, is positioned within the holder element I4. When the fluidis needed, the operator of the printing press places his index linger onthe top of the container I5 and tips the holder element I4 and containerI5 to a horizontal position, whereby a quantity oi' the iluid isdischarged on his nger tip. The operator then releases the container I5and holder element I4, and the latter automatically resumes a verticalposition, so that the container is upright. If desired, the operator maythen pivot the entire device to a retracted position beneath thefeedboard 9 of the press, until further needed, by swinging the supportangle 5 about the bolt I Il.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The presentembodiment is, therefore, considered to be in all respects asillustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention beingindicated by the appended claim rather than by the foregoingdescription.

What is claimed is:

A container holder comprising an angle bracket having a horizontal armand a depending vertical arm, vertical pivot means on` said horizontalarm for securing said horizontal arm on a support whereby the holder canbe( swung on a vertical d axis relative to the support, a containerholder REFERENCES CITED element including a vertical back plate havingan The following references are of record in the upper portion extendingalong a side of the deme of this patent: pending arm of the bracket, andhorizontal pivot means securing said upper portion of the holder 5UNITED STATES PATENTS element back plate to the depending arm of theNumber Name Date bracket lwhereby said container holder element 590,165Raymond et al Sept. 14, 1897 can be tilted on a horizontal axis relativeto the 1,394,440 Oishei Oct. 18, 1921 supporttq dispensingposition1'-lat-eitherq side 1,582,381 Citero Apr. 27, 1926 of said t.2.9K@ ,i1d'c'an,.returrfi gayitationally to 10 1,9l091 Collier May 23,1933 'a normal vertical position when released from a 2,017,319 McMullenOct. 15, 1935 tilted position. 2,214,826 Ward Sept. 17, 1940 STEPHEN I,GRIGLAK. `2,515,955 Eudy July 18, 1950

